title: Chapter 8. An indigenous narrative of resilience: Malama ko Aloha.
abstract: Many indigenous cultures use storytelling as the foundation for the transmission of important cultural information. Stories passed down from generation to generation sometimes teach, record history, provide examples, or inform. One important function of storytelling is the transmission of stories about cultural resilience illustrating how a cultural group has kept strong in the face of adversity. This article shows how storytelling in the Hawaiian culture has been used for this purpose and how the Beamer family has served as the master storytellers of their culture, keeping the culture and traditions alive through their music, dance, and stories.
authors.affiliation: 1National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging , Bethesda, Maryland , USA.
authors.forename: Jeannette L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Keola
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beamer
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / Q000523:psychology*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological